Love was also arrested on a cash-only warrant stemming from drug and paraphernalia charges.

According to the probable cause statement filed in the case, a minor contacted the St. George Police Department on Thursday to report that a relative, later identified as Love, had assaulted him.

Police say the minor reported he is home-schooled and was attempting to "reach out to his friends" on social media. According to the document, Love found out the minor was using social media, and a physical altercation ensued.

The minor told police Love grabbed him by the throat, choked him, repeatedly hit his head against the floor, pushed him up against a fridge and hit him in the leg with a hammer.

The minor had a red mark on the back of his leg that was consistent with the shape of the claw on a hammer, according to the probable cause.

Police wrote in the statement that the minor also had scratches on both sides of his neck and a lump on the back of his head.

According to the statement, Love denied grabbing the minor by the throat but did admit to putting him in a headlock. In addition, Love also denied purposefully hitting the minor's head on the floor and hitting him with a hammer, though he told police it's possible the minor could have sustained those injuries during the altercation by accident.

Love is being held at Purgatory Correctional Facility on a $5,000 bail. He appeared in 5th District Court Friday afternoon for his initial appearance.